Prayers for you and all who are in the path of this storm...strangely quiet here, nothing since the siren 14 hours ago..hope it stays that way.;)

Quoting: Abi ~

:) me too!

looks like the 'threat' is over for you...

im not sure whats coming in behind this for ur location... but it will prolly be a blizzard lol

crazy weather

"My religious belief teaches me to feel as safe in battle as in bed. God has fixed the time for my death. I do not concern myself about that, but to be always ready, no matter when it may overtake me. ... That is the way all men should live, and then all would be equally brave." - General Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson

There is very strong rotation indicated on radar in Alabama. The cell is situated south-southwest of Cullman, moving northeast at 70 mph. This area was devastated by an EF4 tornado on April 27, 2011, and has seen many close calls since that time. [link to img46.imageshack.us]

FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-GMZ830 -850-853-856-870-873-876-302300-LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSB OROUGH-POLK-MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DESOTO-CHARLOTT E-LEE-TAMPA BAY WATERS-TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 NM-ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 NM-BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 NM-TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 TO 60 NM-ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 TO 60 NM-BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 TO 60 NM-555 AM EST WED JAN 30 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTFLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONTTHROUGH WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA TONIGHT. OCCASIONALLIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMSTODAY INTO TONIGHT.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACT...RIP CURRENT RISK AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEEBEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR MORE INFORMATION.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN ANDOUTER WATERS...ALONG WITH TAMPA BAY. SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTIONOVER THE REST OF THE WATERS. A PERSISTENT...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDWILL RAISE SEAS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

...RIP CURRENT IMPACT...RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A HAZARD AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. SEEBEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT FOR MORE INFORMATION.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...ELEVATED WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING FRONTALPASSAGE...SHOULD BEGIN TO LOWER INTO THE WEEKEND.

There is very strong rotation indicated on radar in Alabama. The cell is situated south-southwest of Cullman, moving northeast at 70 mph. This area was devastated by an EF4 tornado on April 27, 2011, and has seen many close calls since that time. [link to img46.imageshack.us]

Quoting: Luisport

A barn reported in a County Rd there.

My cat is outside and won't come when I call him!

One of the most important aspects of conspiracy theories is being able to discern when there isn't one.

* TORNADO WARNING FOR... BLEDSOE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... MARION COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE... SEQUATCHIE COUNTY IN EAST TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 745 AM CST

* AT 654 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 5 MILES WEST OF WHITWELL...OR 10 MILES NORTH OF JASPER. DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THIS TORNADO MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

.NEAR TERM [Through Today]...Active day is expected across the region today. Surface data fromearly this morning show a frontal system moving eastward across theMid South with an organized squall line running out ahead of thefrontal zone. The airmass out ahead of this boundary is quite moistand rather atypical for late January with dewpoints running in themid and upper 60s. But what is most impressive about this system isthe kinematic field. 500 mb analysis from 00 UTC shows a 110kt jetmoving through eastern Oklahoma. The lower level flow is equallyimpressive with a 70kt measurement at 850mb from Little Rock at 00UTC. Model guidance is in good agreement that this strong wind fieldwill translate eastward today as the strong trough shifts toward theAtlantic Seaboard. Model guidance shows the low level 850 mb jetranging anywhere from 65kt to 75 kt just ahead of squall line thisafternoon across Southern Alabama and into Southwestern Georgia.This strong wind field will easily support the potential for severeweather. The only remaining question is how much instability thissystem will have to work with as it moves eastward. Model guidanceshows a decent amount of instability (around 500 J/KG of SBCAPE) inthe afternoon, but this is maximized more across Southeast Alabamaand in the Florida Panhandle and diminishes considerably furthereast into the Florida Big Bend and South Central Georgia. Thus it isexpected that the squall line will maintain itself as it moves intothe area later this afternoon but weaken with time while movingeastward. Should the line remain well organized, the potentialexists for some significant wind damage across Southeast Alabamawhere the combination of the strong wind field and instability islikely to overlap. Even if the squall line weakens considerably,with such a strong wind field in place, it will take very little tobring severe-level winds to the surface. In fact, the environmentalflow out ahead of the line could produce winds gusting at times tonear 45kt this afternoon.

Good thing instability is lacking or t would probably be a dangerous outbreak around here. We should still get some much needed rain and an exciting line of storms though, both of which there have been too little of!

As is usual with these systems, the models overdue QPF to the north and show too little on the southern end of the front where the deepest moisture is even though there is less lift/dynamical support.

I'm pretty sure QPF will be higher around here than the 0.10 that some models are suggesting.

Jonathan Erdman (Meteorologist): @larsens....Interesting situation in "the Burgh" this morning. You'll have a band of heavy rain, possibly without a single lightning strike, pass through with, perhaps, a 50+ mph gust. Tornado threat very low, there. Radar: [link to wxch.nl]

OVER THE GULF COAST STATES...MULTIPLE BANDS OF MORE DISCRETE STORMS...INCLUDING SUPERCELLS...HAVE RECENTLY DEVELOPED ACROSS AL WITHIN A CONFLUENT LOW-LEVEL FLOW REGIME DOWNSTREAM FROM THE PRIMARY QLCS. THE 12Z BHM SOUNDING SHOWED THE PRESENCE OF A MOIST AND RATHER DEEP BOUNDARY LAYER...YIELDING MLCAPE OF AROUND 1000 J/KG. WHEN COUPLED WITH EFFECTIVE BULK SHEAR OF 60 KT AND EFFECTIVE SRH VALUES OF 300-350 M2/S2...THE CORRIDOR OVER CNTRL/ERN AL INTO WRN GA WILL HAVE A HEIGHTENED RISK FOR TORNADOES IN ASSOCIATION WITH ANY LONGER-LIVED SUPERCELLS THAT PERSIST AHEAD OF THE QLCS.